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An Artisan's Tomb in New Kingdom Egypt
Almost thirty-three centuries ago, a young man named Khonsu became a "servant in the Place of Truth"—a designation that identified members of the crew of artisans who carved and decorated the royal tombs of the New Kingdom. These artisans included quarrymen, scribes ( 23.3.4 ), draftsmen ( 14.108 ), sculptors, painters, and carpenters. The entire crew, which usually numbered no more than sixty, lived with their families in a walled community known to its residents simply as the Village, a ruin now known as Deir el-Medina. Situated in a small desert valley on the west bank of the Nile, at the edge of the Theban cliffs, the Village was within easy reach of the two principal royal cemeteries: the Great Place, now called the Valley of the Kings; and the Place of Beauty, or the Valley of the Queens.
An Artisan's Tomb in New Kingdom Egypt | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of reign of ramesses ii, ca. 1279–1213 b.c. egyptian; from the tomb of sennedjem, deir el-medina, western thebes gessoed and painted wood h. 6 1/4 in. (16 cm) funds from various donors, 1886 (86.1.8) ... khonsu's anthropoid coffins, new kingdom, reign of ramesses ii, ca. 1279–1213 b.c. egyptian; from the tomb of sennedjem, deir el-medina, western thebes gessoed and painted wood h. of taller coffin 78 3/4 in. (200 cm) funds from various donors, 1886 (86.1.1,.2) ...
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Associated subjects: new kingdom (+), hatnofer (+), middle kingdom (+), wah (+)
Egyptian Tombs: Life Along the Nile | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Ar turquoise, moss agate, amethyst, milky quartz, green-glazed steatite, and twisted linen cord l. of scarab 1 in. (2.6 cm) rogers fund and edward s. harkness gift, 1920 (40.3.1,.11,.16) ... vignette on khonsu's inner coffin lid, new kingdom, reign of ramesses ii, ca. 1279–1213 b.c. egyptian; from the tomb of sennedjem, deir el-medina, western thebes gessoed and painted wood h. of khonsu 6 in. (15.3 cm) funds from various donors, 1886 (86.1.2a) ...
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/egtb/hd_egtb.htm [951 words]